Inocybe patouillardii

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Red-staining Inocybe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes Order: Cortinariales Family: Cortinariaceae Genus: Inocybe Species: I. patouillardii
Binomial name
Inocybe patouillardii Bresadola

The potentially deadly mushroom red-staining Inocybe (Inocybe patouillardii) is one of the most poisonous members in this genus Inocybe. It is found growing in small groups on leaf litters. All mushroom guidebooks as well as the mushroomers advise that the entire genus should be avoided.

Contents 1 Identification 2 Habitat 3 Toxicity 4 References

[edit] Identification

The cap is bell shape with pink-white and red marks or lines on it, hence its name. The edge of the cap is irregular with broken edges and rough texture. The gills are reddish-pink and are far apart. The stem, dark red-pink, is thin with no rings. The flesh is dark pink. The colour tends to fade in direct sunlight.

[edit] Habitat

It is commonest in beech woods and chalky soils, but grows in other broad-leaved woodland as well. It mainly grows on leaf litter usually during the spring and summer seasons.

[edit] Toxicity

Inocybe patouillardii contains muscarine, in much higher doses than Amanita muscaria and has been known to cause death, unlike the latter mushroom.^[1].

[edit] References

1. ^ Benjamin DR. (1995). Mushrooms, Poisons and Panaceas: A Handbook for Naturalists, Mycologists, and Physicians. W H Freeman & Co. ISBN 0-7167-2649-1

• North, Pamela (1967). Poisonous Plants and Fungi in colour. Blandford Press & Pharmacological Society of Great Britain. 

• Toxicity, Mushrooms - Muscarine